Real: Denim shirt and a white dress for the last of the summer days

One of the last warm feels-like-summer weekends in New York, I decided to wear a white mesh dress from H&M and a belted denim shirt from zara which I adore. I also finally took pics with my aldo cyphert bag which I blogged about a while back. I also wore my zara boots which just go with everything. As you can see I am obsessed with love rings as well as hearts. What can I say, I am a romantic at heart (right...).

Hope you enjoy these pics at least 1/4 of how much I enjoyed that day. Why can't the sun come back?

I am wearing:

Denim shirt: Zara $49.95 (new collection)

Dress: H&M (summer dress collection)

Belt: Zara (came with a polka dot dress)

Boots: Zara

Bag: Aldo Cyphert

Rings: Heart (forever21) and Love (H&M), something close to it here

Earrings: Gold n Ice Swarovski Studs $55

Please give me your stuff - Reese Witherspoon

Did I tell you? There is a hurricane headed towards me, scheduled to arrive in about 3 hours. So I have found the prefect way to use the available free time, while the power is still on. It will surely be a new experience for me. I guess you have to try anything once :).


Why did I choose Reese Witherspoon? Because her casual looks are plain, simple, easily doable, and work on pretty much every body. Maybe we can all learn something from striped simplicity, flirty skirts, red carpet dresses that show off your best features (her arms) and hide your worst (her midsection), and the use of your favorite accessories to make every outfit runway worth (that means - pay attention to the DETAILS and it also means that simple can be better, no christmas tree outfits allowed!). Look for how to get her look on the bottom, for very very cheap! :)


xoxo

Her way to wear jeans - striped and cozy sweaters, big scarves, cute hats and don't forget the shades!

Summer dresses, all you need are cute wedges!

You have to say that she LOOOOOVES her Ray-Bans!

Her winter style - keep the jeans/heels combo, add some Ray-Ban's and a very comfy coat or blazer.

The Red Carpet style - Her dresses can be very simple, usually the same length, perfect for her frame and showing off her shoulders. Beautiful flowy hair and bare shoulders make every red carpet look absolutely stunning.

Cheap and Chic:

Now get her casual, no fuss look

from my favorite "I can't spend five hundred dollars on a shirt" stores - Forever 21, Aldo, Zara and H&M.

Cheap and Chic - A Guide to Bright Accessories

I have went on color overdose at Zara the other day. My bank account was in severe pain. On the other hand, I felt great. But if you are a boring black and white person even THIS season, I suggested a quick fix - a crazy colored bag or shoe. It will brighten up any outfit, however gray scale it may be. All of these pretty cheap so I suggest buying five :). Well, not unless you are getting your paycheck the next day. Who needs groceries, right?

I will make this post short since I am longing for more than 6 hours of sleep tonight, even though the possibility of that seems unlikely at this point. Ugh. You know, I have a job (or three) and a life where I need to do stuff. But my addiction takes over. Gosh, saying this I feel like Dexter (who knows, knows).

cmok!

Obsessed with... FURRRR

Now, all those animal lovers out there. I understand. I am not making you wear fur, and the same way, you shouldn't make me not wear it :). But stay calm. I don't own a real piece of fur anyway, since they are way too expensive. So I have to get by with some look-a-likes. The trick is to find the one that doesn't look like a dead animal, but stylish and glamorous. Here are some wonderfully expensive examples... ah... the world of fantasy in magazines.

note the furryliscious Yves Saint Laurent shoes. Heaven.

With this you can have some ideas how to wear it. It can go in any combination. Actually, the more sporty the outfit is, the more I like the fur on top of it. Don't take this statement to the extremes, I'm not saying your ugly high school sweats + fur make really good babies. No no oh really No. However, play it up with jeans, military boots, a cute hat, some knits thrown on. Make yourself comfy and warm, because there is nothing that will keep you warmer than fur (for the romantics out there, if any left, love can still be the ultimate heater).

Now - the more realistic options, girls. With fur you have to be really careful. These are good options, but you don't really know what you are buying until you see it. I've found that darker furs look "less" fake. So I would say go with that. Bebe has many great faux fur options this season, not many on their online website, so hit the road ladies. 

Bebe Faux Fur Bolero Jacket - $79.99

Bebe Faux Fur Snap Capelet - $83.00

Forever 21 Faux Fur Belted Vest - $37.80

Forever 21 Two Toned Faux Fur Vest - $22.80

I'm not a big fan of the last option, two toned furs can get a big messy when they are fake. Stick to solid dark colors. 

Also, plumpier girls... I suggest you don't wear fur that just adds an extra (heavy) layer. Option for the belted version, or if you must do it, shorter one. Accentuate your good parts, not the bad ones.

A little extra for fur crazies: Fur Bags are all the craze. I saw one in H&M this afternoon but I believe Aldo has a better version, and a better quality one, if you can call it that way.

This Dolce and Gabbana one is creazy cute, even though I am not a big fan of the brand.

Let's get back to Earth

nice landing

wasn't it?

Aldo Mongomery Bag - $45.00

If I don't stop shopping soon, I will have no money left to spend in Paris. Seriously.

images: Fashion Gone Rogue, Bebe, Forever21, Style.com, Aldo

Obsessed with... Over over the knee boots

These Burberry boots for Fall 2010 are miraculous! It might be a little weird to put on boot/pants, but with shorts and a short skirt, the outcome is amazing, as modeled by Sarah Stephens for Tangent magazine.

To give you cheaper options than Burberry, Aldo has some pretty good ones, and a sale is going on. As usual in these times :). It might not be the "real deal" but it comes close, and let's not go crazy in this economy. 

The Aldo Manzi boot is only 179.00 and it's leather. 

The Aldo Bullins boot is even cheaper, 120, but for this price we have to say hello to synthetics.

One is a dream, the others are the reality. I always say that going into an expensive store and buying everything you want without looking at the price (every girls dream) is in reality nothing special. There is no searching, deciding, weighing your options, and in the end you don't appreciate what you bought. You have to look at catwalks and find the same things in a much cheaper version. That's the fun of it and not to mention that you have to be very creative. Look at us girls, we have the biggest smile on our faces when we get out of the store with just the right boots. Now that's shopping!